Humor

Your Daily Fuel Saving Reminders

Jeffrey Shaffer | Posted 10.09.2008 | Green

Read More: Conservation, Gas Prices, Humor, Energy, Daily Living Advice, Economic Crisis, Fuel Waste, Fuel Efficiency, Long-Distance Trips, Green News
Jeffrey Shaffer

High fuel prices are not going away. You can fight back by following these simple but effective suggestions. 1) Use fuel slowly. If you use it fast, it won't last as long.

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Rejected "Snaps!" Submissions: Election Edition

Jon Friedman | Posted 10.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, John McCain, Barack Hussein Obama, Humor, Political Humor, Sarah Palin, Politics News
Jon Friedman

Your grandfather is so old that he could very well die in the next few years because although he is in his early 70's a decent chunk of his life was spent being tortured and malnourished.

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Fast Paul and the Ping-Pong Kid

Jerry Zezima | Posted 10.07.2008 | Style

Read More: Food, Humor, Paul Newman, Newman's Own, Style News
Jerry Zezima

I quickly learned one thing about Paul Newman's ping-pong: His propensity for cheating was, I am sorry to say, even greater than mine.

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The Internet Cure

Lloyd Garver | Posted 10.05.2008 | Home

Read More: Doctors, Self-Diagnosis, Ailments, Medical Internet Sites, Humor, Home News
Lloyd Garver

When one of those morning "news" shows recenty featured a story about people using the internet to get medical information on the same day that the "N...

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How I Predicted Sarah Palin's Debate Performance

William Klein | Posted 10.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Vice President, Politics, Vice Presidential Debate, Humor, Sarah Palin, Turkestan, Political Satire, Joe Biden, Political Humor, Presidential Debates, Barack Obama, Uyrghurs, Politics News
William Klein

You heard it here first--if Sarah Palin turns out to be an alien, or the product of a freak experiment, I get the credit, OK?

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Jews for Obama?

Michelle Haimoff | Posted 10.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: 2008 Elections, Civil Liberties, Jews, Democrat, Youth Vote, Liberals, Woody Allen, Barack Obama Israel, 2008 Presidential Campaign, Democratic Party, 2008 Presidential Election, Sarah Silverman, Gay Rights, Jewish, Voters, Election 2008, Israel, Swing Voters, Voting, Abortion, Obama Jewish Vote, Humor, Barack Obama Jews, Independent Voters, Democratic Presidential Candidate, Democrats, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Obama Jews, Young Voters, Barack Obama 2008, Elections, Swing States, Political Humor, 2008 Presidential Race, Presidential Election, Obama Israel, Jewish Voters, Gay Marriage, Politics News
Michelle Haimoff

The one issue that surpasses even those that center around civil liberties is the continued existence of the state of Israel.

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Palin To Skip Debate To Deal With Bake Sale Crisis (humor)

Jack Helmuth | Posted 10.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Politics News, Vice President, Humor, Political Humor, Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin Scandal, Palin Vice President Debate, Debates, Vice Presidential Debate, Politics News
Jack Helmuth

In yet another stunning turn of events that has the political world on its heels, Thursday night's Vice Presidential debate may be cancelled. Here ...

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How Sarah Palin Won The Debate

William Klein | Posted 09.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Political Satire, Joe Biden, Brain, Presidential Debates, Humor, 2008 Presidential Race, Sarah Palin, Vice Presidential Debate, Politics News
William Klein

Gov. Palin's surprising performance began with the first question, "How will Uyghur nationalism affect the future of the East Turkestan Islamic Movement?"

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If You're Too Happy, I Can Help

Jeffrey Shaffer | Posted 09.29.2008 | Living

Read More: Humor, Happiness, Self-Help, Stress, StressBuilders, Jeffrey Shaffer, Inner Peace, Contentment, Living News
Jeffrey Shaffer

Say goodbye to your Neverland of cloudless skies and endless rainbows.

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Top 10 Reasons Sarah Palin Cancels the Debate

David Weinberger | Posted 09.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Debates, Presidential Debates, Humor, Political Humor, Palin Vice President, Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin Debate, Politics News
David Weinberger

Suspicious Russian tourists spotted across the Bering strait in Dezhnevo; Schedule for memorizing state capitals thrown off by need for new schedule to memorize states.

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Oh, Henry!

Bruce Kluger & David Slavin | Posted 09.26.2008 | Home

Read More: Humor, Satire, Economic Crisis, Tim Foley, $700 Billion Bailout, AlterNet Books, Henry Paulson, The Los Angeles Times, David Slavin, Bruce Kluger, Young Dick Cheney: Great American, Home News
Bruce Kluger & David Slavin

As America faces her most calamitous economic crisis since the Great Depression, she seeks salvation not from some geeky bean-counter, but from a real...

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Republicans Admit to Being Party of Corruption

William Klein | Posted 09.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Political Parties, George H.W. Bush, Humor, Rnc, George W. Bush, Bohemian Grove, Political Satire, Democrats, Skull and Bones, Republicans, Satire, Politics News
William Klein

In a stunning announcement, Republicans acknowledged today that they were in fact the party of political corruption.

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"Sole Searching"

Jerry Zezima | Posted 09.22.2008 | Style

Read More: Fashion, Humor, Health, Global Warming, Men's Fashion, Sneakers, Jordan Retros, New Balance, Style News
Jerry Zezima

It had been several years since I last bought a pair of sneakers, and I had mercifully forgotten about the complexity of such a purchase.

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"Back to School"

Jerry Zezima | Posted 09.10.2008 | Living

Read More: Food, Humor, Economy, Education, Higher Education, College, One Day University, Learning, Living News
Jerry Zezima

I found out recently when I enrolled in One Day University, a traveling institution of higher learning that allows people who are thirsty for knowledge.

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Why Republican Jokes Aren't Funny

Scott Kurashige | Posted 09.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Funny, Jokes, John McCain, Daily Show, Jon Stewart, Humor, Convention, Community Organizer, Republican Party, Sarah Palin, Politics News
Scott Kurashige

The Republicans are on a dangerous mission to kill real comedy in America. They use words and deeds that are so outlandish that they are obliterating the line between fiction and non-fiction.

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Comic Actress Anna Faris Finds Herself in House Bunny

Brad Balfour | Posted 09.05.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Marilyn Monroe, Playboy, The House Bunny, Humor, Sex, Anna Faris, Comedy, Movies, Entertainment News
Brad Balfour

"That's what they do -- what Ben Stiller and Adam Sandler and Will Ferrell do. They develop and create their own comedies, and I would really love to be a part of that as well."

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"Doggie Dynamo"

Jerry Zezima | Posted 08.27.2008 | Living

Read More: Animals, Humor, Health, Living News
Jerry Zezima

If I ever star in my own sequel to "Father of the Bride," in which I had the title role in 2006 when my older daughter, Katie, got married, I may hav...

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Strange Foods -- China Takes Gold

Suzette Standring | Posted 08.25.2008 | Style

Read More: Humor, Beijing, Chinese Food, Gold, China, Cuisine, Olympics, Strange Foods, Restaurant, Snakes, Cooking, Exotic, Food, Eating, Bullfrog, Bronze Medal, Roker, Vieira, Style News
Suzette Standring

I like to think of myself as an adventurous eater, but I've got to hand it to China. They grab the gold on the food front.

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Please Stop Saying "Race Card"

Nato Green | Posted 08.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Humor, Satire, Racism, Race, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Race Card, Politics News
Nato Green

It's not playing the race card if Obama's right, which he is -- the Republicans will stoke the eternal flame of racism to win. No one accuses McCain of playing the "I ate dirt in a cage" card.

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If You're John McCain, You Might Be A Rich Guy

John K. Wilson | Posted 08.22.2008 | Home

Read More: John McCain, Wealth, Humor, 2008 Election, McCain's Money, Home News
John K. Wilson

A short list of questions for anyone confused about whether they might be a big-time out-of-touch moneybags politician!

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"To the Rescue"

Jerry Zezima | Posted 08.18.2008 | Living

Read More: Humor, Health, Living News
Jerry Zezima

By Jerry Zezima Being the kind of person who is calm in any emergency, which means I am more likely to faint than spring into action, I always though...

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Seth Colter Walls

Laughable: How McCain Abuses The Humor Card

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 08.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Funny, Saddleback Forum, John McCain, Humor, Jerome Corsi, Joke, Attack Ads, Barack Obama, Obama Celebrity, Politics News

The comedy stylings of John McCain can fall awkwardly on the ear. From rape jokes to casual ditties about bombing Iran, the Arizonan's affinity for of...

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Swift Boat Author Smears Self

Bruce McCall | Posted 08.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Swiftboating, Jerome Corsi Obama Book, The Obama Nation, Humor, Jerome Corsi, Political Humor, Memoir, Politics News
Bruce McCall

His next written effort, Corsi notes, involves hatchet jobs on all six of the most prominent Democratic vice presidential candidates, "just to be ready."

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Electoral Logic

Peter A. Ubel | Posted 08.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Political Satire, Voter Disenfranchisement, Electoral College, 2008 Presidential Election, Humor, Swing States, Presidential Election Math, County Politics, Politics News
Peter A. Ubel

There is a better way to maximize the efficiency of the campaign: take the Electoral College to its logical conclusion, and award Electoral College votes not state-by-state, but county-by-county.

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Of Course Obama Is The One; Not That There's Anything Wrong With That

Nato Green | Posted 08.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain Attack Ads, Barack Obama the One, Humor, Satire, Campaign Ads, Mccain, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Comedy, Politics News
Nato Green

Republicans are suggesting that "ready to lead" somehow doesn't include the traits of the One. But who do you want in the White House: the Redeemer of Mankind or the Comptroller? Do you want #1 or #71?

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